This was immediately opened in the faint hope that it might contain something to eat or drink.

We found nothing, however, except a box of razors and two linen shirts.

I now went down again, and returned without any success.

As my head came above water I heard a crash on deck, and, upon getting up, saw that my companions had ungratefully taken advantage of my absence to drink the remainder of the wine, having let the bottle fall in the endeavour to replace it before I saw them.

I remonstrated with them on the heartlessness of their conduct, when Augustus burst into tears.